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Eddington's standard model

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Eddington's standard model has definition A stellar model in which energy is transported by radiation throughout the whole star and the ratio of the radiation pressure to the gas pressure is assumed to be constant. has source: Hopkins, J. 1976 Glossary of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Chicago Press, 2001-09-27 09:34:03.0
is a kind of stellar theory

stellar theory has domain star

theory has validity correct or incorrect with caveats 2001-09-27 09:33:53.0
has author or reasearch group
has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active

Eddington's standard model	has definition A stellar model in which energy is transported by radiation throughout the whole star and the ratio of the radiation pressure to the gas pressure is assumed to be constant.
Eddington's standard model	is a kind of stellar theory
stellar theory	has domain star
theory	has validity correct or incorrect with caveats
	has author or reasearch group
	has date or a range of dates for which the theory was active